Spatial changes in the Functionally Devalued Areas of the Koroška region

Raziskava obravnava funkcionalno razvrednotena območja (FRO) Koroške statistične regije, kjer leta 2023 beležijo 54 FRO. S pomočjo terenskega dela smo popisali značilnosti FRO, s primerjavo razmer med leti 2017, 2020 in 2023 pa analizirali različne prostorske procese. Opisali smo osnovne značilnosti FRO in funkcije, ki so jih obravnavana območja imela skozi čas vse do danes. Ugotavljamo, da se zadnja leta na FRO dogajajo hitre in številne spremembe. Največje pozitivne prostorske spremembe se odražajo na oživljenih FRO (v obdobju 2017 do 2023 skupaj 20 območij). Med oživljenimi območji prevladujejo FRO trgovine in storitev, tem sledijo FRO prehodne rabe, FRO infrastrukture ter FRO industrije, obrti in skladiščenja. Podrobneje smo analizirali in predstavili različne uspešne in manj uspešne procese prenove in oživljanja. Pri tem smo spoznali, kateri dejavniki največkrat vplivajo na oživitev oziroma, kateri dejavniki le-to zavirajo. FRO Koroške statistične regije smo primerjali z razmerami v Sloveniji in ugotovili nekatere regionalne posebnosti, pri oživljanju FRO pa opažamo podobne procese in izzive. S pomočjo intervjujev deležnikov urejanja prostora smo nadgradili razumevanje FRO v regiji, z anketiranjem na širšem območju treh izbranih FRO pa smo ugotavljali, kako lokalno prebivalstvo zaznava FRO, ali jih le-ta motijo in kakšne so njihove vizije razvoja za opuščena območja v bližini njihovega bivališča.The research deals with Functionally Devalued Areas (FDA) of the Koroška region, where 54 FDA are recorded in 2023. With the help of field work, we described the characteristics of the FDA, and by comparing the conditions between years 2017, 2020 and 2023, we analyzed various spatial processes. We have described the basic characteristics of the FDA and the functions that the considered areas have had over time up to the present day. We note that rapid and numerous changes have been taking place in the FDA in recent years. The biggest positive spatial changes are reflected in the revived FDA, of which there are 20 in Koroška region. Among the revived areas, the FDA of trade and services dominate, followed by the FDA of transitory use, the FDA of infrastructure, and the FDA of industry, crafts and storage. We have analyzed and presented various successful and less successful processes of renovation and revitalization in more details. We found out which factors most often affect recovery, or which factors inhibit it. We compared the FDA of Koroška region with the situation in Slovenia and identified some regional peculiarities, while recognizing similar processes and challenges in the revival of the FDA. With the help of interviews with spatial planning stakeholders, we upgraded the understanding of FDA in the region, and by conducting surveys in the wider area of three selected FDA we determined how the local population perceives FDA, whether they bother them and what are their visions of development for abandoned areas in the vicinity of their residences